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The way to a woman's bedroom is through her ears. That's because for me and most women I know, chatting about relationships
is as much fun as having them. It starts during kindergarten ("Want to
be my boyfriend?") and continues through adolescence ("Do you like him,
or do you like him like him?") and adulthood ("Call me after your date,
to recap").

To have a rich, full, naked relationship
with one of us, you have to participate in this sort of chatter. And
that can be a problem. "She's doing something she's done throughout her
life and feels good at," says Deborah Tannen, Ph.D., whose book You Just Don't Understand
unlocks the mysteries of male-female communication. "He hasn't done
much of it, doesn't particularly enjoy it, and feels it's not his
game." So you try your best—asking good questions, giving solid
answers, and making her laugh. But there are a few difficult
conversations that men, try as they might, tend to screw up.

That's about to change. Here is your guide to the
six trickiest relationship talks. "Each of these, if handled correctly,
is a ticket to the next level of intimacy with a woman," promises Les
Parrott, Ph.D., the author of Love Talk. In other words, say
the right thing and your relationship will be richer, fuller, and more
naked than ever. And that's worth talking about.